BUSH SPEAKS AT REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE GALA

Chairman of the Republican National Committee Ken Mehlman shakes hands with U.S. President George W. Bush at the Republican National Committee Gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington on May 17, 2005. Bush extolled the accomplishments and vision of the Republican party and thanked the party's supporters. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)